The Rambagh Palace in
Jaipur
Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...
, Rajasthan is the former residence of the
Maharaja of Jaipur located outside the walls of the city of Jaipur on Bhawani Singh Road.
History
The first building on the site was a garden house built in 1835 for the
wet nurse
A wet nurse is a woman who breastfeeding, breastfeeds and cares for another's child. Wet nurses are employed if the mother dies, if she is unable to nurse the child herself sufficiently or chooses not to do so. Wet-nursed children may be known a ...
of prince Ram Singh II. In 1887, during the reign of Maharaja Thakur Sawai Madho Singh, it was converted into a modest royal hunting lodge, as the house was located in the midst of a thick forest at that time. In the early 20th century, it was expanded into a palace to the designs of Sir
Samuel Swinton Jacob. Maharajah
Sawai Man Singh II made Rambagh his principal residence and added a number of royal suites in 1931.
It is now operated as a five-star hotel by the
Taj Hotels
Taj Hotels is a chain of luxury hotels and a subsidiary of the Indian Hotels Company Limited, headquartered in Mumbai, India. Incorporated by Jamsetji Tata in 1902, the company is a part of the Tata Group. The company employed over 20,000 peop ...
.
[Group.https://www.lartisien.com/hotel/rambagh-palace?cur=EUR&occ=a02]
See also
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City Palace, Jaipur
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Raj Mahal
References
# ^ Crump, Page 144.
# ^ Michell, in 1925, page 42
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External links
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Heritage hotels in India
Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Hotels in Jaipur
Palaces in Jaipur
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Samuel Swinton Jacob buildings
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
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